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He Served in J&K, NIA, UIDAI and ACB. Now Anand Jain Leads Ladakh Police

2 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Anand Jain, the 1999-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre and new Ladakh DGP, brings decades of field policing, anti-corruption work, national security...

Change Makers

Conservation, Not Imposition. Dr. Sentitula, IFS, Mobilised Communities to Reclaim Their Forests by Honouring Tradition, Not Replacing It

2 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Dr Sentitula’s Mokokchung Model shows how Jhum cultivation and community-led forest restoration can work...

Features

India’s Next Strategic Test: Can Diplomatic Reach Keep Pace with Capability?

2 September 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

India’s next strategic challenge is to convert its growing defence capability into diplomatic influence,...

IAS

Meet IAS Rajeev Singh Thakur, New Manipur Chief Secretary; Inter-Cadre Deputation Approved Till 2029

1 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Senior 1995-batch IAS officer Rajeev Singh Thakur has been appointed Manipur Chief Secretary after the...

Change Makers

From Barren Mine Dumps to Green Ecosystems: How IFS S. Deepika Is Reclaiming India’s Mining Landscapes

1 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Turning ecological scars into symbols of resilience: IFS Deepika is transforming barren mine dumps into...

NEWS

Bureaucracy News

Haryana Reshuffles 12 Officers: Transfers 6 IAS and 6 HCS Officials, Aniruddh Yadav Gets CEO, Global City Project

2 September 2026

Madhya Pradesh

From Diya Lighting to Jan Sevak Mahakumbh: MP’s Seva Sankalp Plan

2 September 2026

Uttarakhand

CM Dhami Sets Strict Deadlines for Uttarakhand’s Pending Projects

2 September 2026

Bihar

Unknown Fish in Bihar Floodwaters Trigger Health Warning

2 September 2026

Madhya Pradesh

MP Farmers to Get Daytime Power for Irrigation, CM Mohan Yadav Announces

2 September 2026

Must Read

13,000 CAPF Officers Await Cadre Review; Proposals Reach Finance Ministry

20 August 2026

UP Govt Spends ₹9 Crore on Police CUG Numbers, Yet No SP/SSP Answered Public Calls; 72 DMs Also Missed Calls

21 August 2026

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till February 28, 2027

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till Feb 28, 2027 - Here's Why

20 August 2026

Videos

He Served in J&K, NIA, UIDAI and ACB. Now Anand Jain Leads Ladakh Police

2 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Dr. Sagar Preet Hooda: The Officer Who Came Back To Lead Chandigarh Police

29 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Police Officer to Forensic Pioneer: How Dr Keshav Kumar Made Science a Weapon Against Crime

26 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

Haryana Reshuffles 12 Officers: Transfers 6 IAS and 6 HCS Officials, Aniruddh Yadav Gets CEO, Global City Project

2 September 2026

Karnataka Govt Posts 4 Trainee IPS Officers; Bhanu Prakash J and Ishita Gupta Appointed ASPs

2 September 2026

Chennai Flood Prep Gets Push as Chief Secretary Sets September-End Deadline

2 September 2026

Who Is Former Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra? First CEO of Ram Mandir, Led Western Command in Operation Sindoor

Who Is Former Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra? First CEO of Ram Mandir, Led Western Command in Operation Sindoor

2 September 2026

Who Is IAS Ashima Mittal? 2018-Batch IAS Officer Engaging With Manoj Jarange Patil

2 September 2026

Who Is Ashok Kumar Singh? UP Promotes 1995-Batch IPS Officer to DG Rank After Mutha Jain’s Retirement

2 September 2026

PSU News

BPCL’s CSR Initiative Pragati Trains 10,000 Mechanics Across 22 States and 2 Union Territories

2 September 2026

SJVN Wins Rajbhasha Shield Third Prize from Ministry of Power for Hindi Promotion

2 September 2026

GRSE Pays ₹147.77 Crore Interim Dividend for FY26; Government Gets ₹110.09 Crore

2 September 2026

Coal India Moves Ahead with MCL IPO, Files DRHP for 10% Stake Sale Through OFS

2 September 2026

Coal India Plans ₹50,000 Crore Investment in Coal Gasification, Critical Minerals and Renewables

2 September 2026

SECI Signs 25-Year PPA with BEST for 220 MW Solar Power and 110 MW Energy Storage

2 September 2026

HAL’s ₹13,500 Crore IMRH Design Development Moves Closer to CCS Approval

2 September 2026

EIL’s Geethanjali Koppolu Wins ‘Outstanding Woman Engineer’ Award at CE&CR Annual Awards 2026

2 September 2026

Defence News

What Makes INS Samarthak So Special? Indian Navy's New Vessel Explained

2 September 2026

Rajnath Singh Launches Strategic Jabalpur T-72 And T-90 Tank Overhaul Centre To Strengthen India's Armoured Fleet

2 September 2026

Why Japan Wants India's Combat Data On Chinese PL-15E Missiles Before Veer Guardian 2026

2 September 2026

Who Is Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma? The Woman Officer Who Just Made Indian Military History

2 September 2026

Judiciary News

Attorney General Must Be Involved In Key BCI Decisions, Supreme Court Rules

2 September 2026

OBC Creamy Layer Case: Supreme Court To Hear Centre’s Plea On September 17, CSE 2025 Allocation In Focus

2 September 2026

How Article 142 Helped Student Protesters Win Relief From The Supreme Court

2 September 2026

Delhi High Court Clarifies Rules On Hiring Amid Allegations Of Exam Malpractice

2 September 2026

CSR News

BPCL’s CSR Initiative Pragati Trains 10,000 Mechanics Across 22 States and 2 Union Territories

2 September 2026

NBCC Wins ‘Champion Emerging’ Award at EXCEED CSR Awards 2026 for Hanle Ambulance Initiative

1 September 2026

BEL Lays Foundation Stone for Modern Crematorium at Lucknow Cantonment Under CSR Initiative

31 August 2026

How a Scholarship Is Helping Build India’s Next Generation of Doctors

29 August 2026

Opinion

Features

India’s Next Strategic Test: Can Diplomatic Reach Keep Pace with Capability?

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

Two Chairmen, Two Exits, One Governance Question: Who Really Exercises Power?

Col MV Shashidhar

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

UPSC Stories

After 3 NDA Attempts and a 7-Mark Miss, Naveen Kumar Saini Gets AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025

24 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Naveen Kumar Saini secured AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after multiple NDA and SSB failures and missing CAPF...

Father Died, Family Turned to Farming: How Pankaj Kamboj Fought His Way to CAPF

21 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After losing his father at 14 and helping his family survive through farming, Pankaj Kamboj turned repeated...

A Failed Prelims, A Fractured Leg & One More Shot: How Prachi Jain Made AIR 714

13 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Prachi Jain secured AIR 714 in UPSC CSE 2025 after setbacks, injury and two interviews, and now prepares...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

Unfiltered and Unapologetic: Ratna Manucha’s Witty Take on the Little Things of Life

22 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ratna Manucha’s Unfiltered: The Little Things finds humour, nostalgia and quiet wisdom in the ordinary...

Innocence at Risk: A Father-Daughter Dialogue on Protecting Childhood in the Age of Algorithms

19 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Written by lawyer Aishwarya Srivastava and her father, retired IPS officer Dr Shailendra Srivastava,...

A Rainy Mumbai, a Gentle Giant and Two Best Friends: The World of Rain Holiday

15 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A tender, imaginative tale of friendship, emotions and childhood, where a gentle giant named Mighty becomes...